Welcome to Danes Hill School! This page works as your quick-reference guide, designed to support you as new members of our school community. Here, you’ll find essential information to help you navigate your child’s experience with confidence and ease. Simply see each section to explore full details at your convenience.
OUR CORE PLATFORMS FOR SCHOOL LIFE
My School Portal (MSP)
This platform serves as your central hub for staying connected with the school. Here, you will receive all email communications, access the school calendar and key dates and find direct links to SOCS (which is explained below). It also provides access to school reports and allows you to book parent conference appointments, ensuring you have everything you need in one convenient place.
How to Access My School Portal:
Access: My School Portal Login
Select Reset Password to activate
Troubleshooting:
If you struggle to set up My School Portal, you can watch this MSP video link or contact our School Secretary Sarah Anderson on sanderson@daneshillschool.co.uk. We also host MSP ‘Get Started’ sessions at the start of the school terms after drop-off.
SOCS Portal (Co-Curricular & Calendar)
This platform is designed to support your child’s activities beyond the classroom and will also house our School Calendar from September 2026. It enables club sign-ups and attendance tracking for pupils in Years 1–8, provides access to fixtures and team sheets for Years 3–8 and allows you to book wraparound care, helping you manage your child’s co-curricular schedule with ease. For September 2026, the activities timetable will be released during the summer holidays. Sarah Anderson will contact new families to support them in accessing the Autumn Term activities.
How to Access SOCS:
1. Login: SOCS Portal
2. Activate your account using your registered email
3. Check spam/junk folder
4. Add safe senders: noreply@misocs.com AND parents@misocs.com
Troubleshooting:
If you struggle to set up SOCS, you can follow our full SOCS instructions via this link or contact Sarah Anderson via the above email address.
ParentPay
ParentPay is the secure online payment system used by Danes Hill School for parents to pay for trips and Danes Hill Holiday clubs quickly and securely, making it a convenient cashless system that helps families keep track of their payments.
How to Access ParentPay:
1. Activate Your Account: you will need an initial user name and password, provided by Danes Hill School (either Bevendean Pre-Prep or Prep Site, depending on your year group)
2. How to Login to your account: go to login.parentpaygroup.com, click ParentPay (under Parents and Students) and login to your account using your username and password
3. Once you have a ParentPay account, you can access ParentPay via your SOCs account as a menu item
Troubleshooting:
If you struggle to set up ParentPay, please contact Jane Miles on jmiles@daneshillschool.co.uk